System and method for social dancing

Abstract

A system and method for enabling social dancing. The system comprising a movement registration module configured to monitor and identify movements by a participant; and a tactile feedback actuator configured to supply tactile feedback to the participant based on a determination by a logic module. The method performed by a computerized device, the method comprising: monitoring movements by a participant; determining feedback in response to the movements; and instructing a tactile feedback actuator to supply the feedback to the participant.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A system comprising:
 a movement registration module configured to monitor and identify movements by a participant; and 
 a tactile feedback actuator configured to supply tactile feedback to the participant based on a determination by a logic module, 
 wherein said logic module configured to determine movements of a virtual partner of the participant and induce tactile feedback accordingly via said tactile feedback actuator. 
 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1 , wherein said tactile feedback actuator is configured to be worn by the participant. 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 1 , wherein said tactile feedback actuator is configured to provide tactile feedback to a body portion of the participant selected from the group consisting of:
 a chest, a back, and a hip. 
 
     
     
       4. The system of  claim 1 , wherein said tactile feedback actuator is configured to provide tactile feedback to a hand of the participant. 
     
     
       5. The system of  claim 1 , wherein said movement registration module is operatively coupled to a motion sensing input device configured to detect movement by the participant. 
     
     
       6. The system of  claim 5 , wherein said motion sensing input device is a video camera recording activity of the participant, and wherein said movement registration module being configured to analyze the recorded activity and identify gestures. 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 5 , wherein said motion sensing input device is a configured to be held or worn by the participant, said motion sensing input device is configured to identify position and movement of said motion sensing input device thereby detecting gestures by the participant. 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the participant is performing a co-operative physical activity. 
     
     
       9. A system comprising:
 a movement registration module configured to monitor and identify movements by a participant; and 
 a tactile feedback actuator configured to supply tactile feedback to the participant based on a determination by a logic module, wherein said logic module is operative to communicate with a second system monitoring movements by a second participant, wherein the tactile feedback to the participant is based on the movements of the second participant. 
 
     
     
       10. The system of  claim 9 , wherein said tactile feedback actuator is configured to be worn by the participant. 
     
     
       11. The system of  claim 9 , wherein said movement registration module is operatively coupled to a motion sensing input device configured to detect movement by the participant. 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 11 , wherein said motion sensing input device is a video camera recording activity of the participant, and wherein said movement registration module being configured to analyze the recorded activity and identify gestures. 
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 11 , wherein said motion sensing input device is a configured to be held or worn by the participant, said motion sensing input device is configured to identify position and movement of said motion sensing input device thereby detecting gestures by the participant. 
     
     
       14. The system of  claim 9 , wherein the participant is performing a co-operative physical activity. 
     
     
       15. A system comprising:
 a movement registration module configured to monitor and identify movements by a participant; 
 a tactile feedback actuator configured to supply tactile feedback to the participant based on a determination by a logic module; and 
 an output device configured to provide a visual display to the participant of a dancing activity based on the movements by the participant, 
 wherein the visual display includes an avatar representing a dance partner. 
 
     
     
       16. The system of  claim 15 , wherein the output device is a display. 
     
     
       17. The system of  15 , wherein the output device is a wearable augmented reality glasses. 
     
     
       18. The system of  claim 15 , wherein the avatar is based on a real-time visual recording of the dance partner. 
     
     
       19. The system of  claim 15 , wherein the avatar is generated by said logic module so as to match the movements by the participants identified by said movement registration module. 
     
     
       20. A system comprising:
 a movement registration module configured to monitor and identify movements by a participant; 
 a tactile feedback actuator configured to supply tactile feedback to the participant based on a determination by a logic module; and 
 wherein said system is operatively coupled with a one or more systems via a network, wherein each system is associated with a real-life participant, wherein said system and the one or more systems are jointly configured to simulate a ballroom in which the real-life participants are dancing. 
 
     
     
       21. A system comprising:
 a movement registration module configured to monitor and identify movements by a participant, wherein said movement registration module is configured to identify gestures associated with a social dance routine, and wherein said tactile feedback actuator is configured to supply tactile feedback associated with a response of a dance partner to the social dance routine; and 
 a tactile feedback actuator configured to supply tactile feedback to the participant based on a determination by a logic module.